Lembit has now answered my questions, after a fashion. Linda Jack has rephrased them and got a response. But neither he nor his campaign team have deigned to even refer me to them. Is this what he means by “courage” and campaigning in “primary colours”? Is this “I’m not talking to you” act not just… Continue reading Lembit finally answers? Sort of.
Month: October 2008
Prof Dawkins vs Prof Dumbledore – AND ONE MUST DIE!
Apparently Richard Dawkins thinks that Harry Potter damages children. Except he doesn’t. Dawkins’ views on Harry Potter remain to be seen. Personally, I think the politics of Potter are slightly iffy (being a paean to meritocracy in which the bad old elitists get their comeuppances while the good new elitists get to inherit the earth… Continue reading Prof Dawkins vs Prof Dumbledore – AND ONE MUST DIE!
Global Peace and Unity: only connect
On Saturday night, I was on a Northern Line train heading back to north London. At Charing Cross, a group of Asian youths got on the carriage, five girls and three boys. The girls were all wearing headscarves and trousers, but had full makeup on. The boys were manhandling the girls in a way reminiscent… Continue reading Global Peace and Unity: only connect